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Renaissance Part I: Culture and Exploration

Learn about the personalities of the Renaissance period.


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MagellanAround the World
Drake1st Englishman around the world
DeSotoExplored SE United State
DiasNamed Cape of Good Hope
De GamaAround Africa to India
CortesConquered Aztecs
PizzaroConquered Incas
LaSalleSailed down Mississippi; Louisiana
CartierClaimed Canada for France
VespucciAmerica named for him
Columbus1492
Prince Henry the NavigatorSchool for sailors in Portugal
MachiavelliThe Prince
Thomas MoreUtopia
ErasmusIn Prase of Folly
Martin Luther95 Theses
Leo XPope whose actions led to reformation
MichaelangeloDavid, Moses, La Pieta, Sistine Chapel
Leonardo Da VinciMona Lisa, ultimate Renaissance Man
The Medici FamilySupported the arts in Florence
James Cookdiscovered Australia
Samual Champlainfounded Quebec
Columbian Exchangenew goods that went back and forth across Atlantic
Zheng HeChinese Captain-traveled around Asia